Wyvern

"One hundred years before the mast. Losing who you were, bit by bit. 'Til you end up, end up like poor Wyvern here."

―Bootstrap Bill Turner to Will Turner^[src]

Wyvern was a crew member serving aboard the Flying Dutchman under Captain Davy Jones. At an unknown point in time, he would be press-ganged aboard the Flying Dutchman as a member of Davy Jones' crew. Over time, Wvyern's body slowly merged with the Dutchman itself, until he appeared to be growing out of a wall on the lower deck. By the time Will Turner was a part of Jones' crew, Wyvern's body was covered with coral and barnacles, and was almost indistinguishable from the hull of the Flying Dutchman. His outstretched right arm held aloft a ship's lantern, and Wyvern was able only to separate the front of his head and upper body from the hull. Although Wyvern had been all but assimilated into the ship, he still retained a degree of humanity while aiding Will Turner in during the search for the Dead Man's Chest.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Not much is known of Wyvern's past, only that he would eventually take up a life at sea. At an unknown point in time, he would be press-ganged aboard Davy Jones' ship, the Flying Dutchman. Wyvern would work alongside other condemned crew members of the Dutchman. So long had Wyvern spent paying off his debt to Jones, his body had, over time, slowly merged with the ship itself, until he appeared to be growing out of a wall on the lower deck.^[1]

By the time Will Turner was a part of Jones' crew, Wyvern's body was covered with coral and barnacles, and was almost indistinguishable from the hull of the Flying Dutchman. Wyvern's outstretched right arm held aloft a ship's lantern, and he was able only to separate the front of his head and upper body from the hull.^[1]

Dead Man's Chest[]

"The Dead Man's Chest."
"What do you know of this?"
"Open the chest with the key, and stab the heart. No, don't stab the heart. The Dutchman needs a living heart or there'll be no captain. And if there's no captain, there's no one to have the key."
"So the captain has the key? Where is the key?"
"Hidden."
"Where is the chest?"
"Hidden."

―Wyvern and Will Turner on the Dead Man's Chest^[src]

Although Wyvern had been all but assimilated into the ship, he still retained a degree of humanity, aiding Will Turner in his quest to obtain the key to the Dead Man's Chest from Davy Jones. Wyvern offered Turner a small measure of advice before retreating back into his habitat, becoming virtually invisible against the hull.^[1] His further fate is unknown.

Behind the scenes[]

"Jones sent me."
"Scream bloody murder."

―James Norrington and Wyvern^[src] (original screenplay)

Wyvern was portrayed by the late John Boswall in the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.^[1]

In Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott's original screenplay draft for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Wyvern had a quick talk with James Norrington after the battle in which the Flying Dutchman captured a Portuguese merchant ship. He also helped Norrington find Weatherby Swann's dead body.^[2]

"Wyvern" is also the name for a mythical winged creature, akin to a dragon.

Appearances[]

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First appearance)
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

v • d • eCrew of the Flying Dutchman

Captain: Davy Jones
Flying Dutchman
Angler – Broondjongen – Clanker – Crash – Fauntleroy – Finnegan – Greenbeard
Hadras – Herman – Igmar – Jelly – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray – Morey – Ogilvey – Old Haddy
Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quittance – Ratlin – Two Head
Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern

Captain: Davy Jones
Flying Dutchman
Angler – Broondjongen – Clanker – Crash – Fauntleroy – Finnegan – Greenbeard
Hadras – Herman – Igmar – Jelly – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray – Morey – Ogilvey – Old Haddy
Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quittance – Ratlin – Bootstrap Bill Turner – Two Head
Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern

Captain: Davy Jones
Flying Dutchman
Angler – Broondjongen – Clanker – Crash – Fauntleroy – Finnegan – Greenbeard
Hadras – Helmsman – Herman – Igmar – Jelly – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray – Morey – Ogilvey – Old Haddy
Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quittance – Ratlin – Sailor – Bootstrap Bill Turner – Will Turner
Two Head – Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern

Captain: Davy Jones (controlled by Lord Cutler Beckett)
Flying Dutchman
Admiral James Norrington – Angler – Broondjongen – Clanker – Crash – Fauntleroy – Finnegan – Greenbeard – Hadras – Helmsman – Herman – Igmar – Jelly – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray
Ian Mercer – Morey – Mullroy – Murtogg – Ogilvey – Old Haddy – Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quittance – Ratlin – Sailor – Bootstrap Bill Turner – Two Head – Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern

Captain: Will Turner
Flying Dutchman
Angler – Broondjongen – Clanker – Crash – Fauntleroy – Finnegan – Greenbeard – Hadras – Helmsman – Herman – Igmar – Jelly – Jimmy Legs – Koleniko – Maccus – Manray – Morey – Ogilvey – Old Haddy – Palifico – Penrod – Piper – Quittance – Ratlin – Sailor – Bootstrap Bill Turner – Two Head – Urchin – Wheelback – Wyvern

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[2] PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio

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